Wwlcome to EvC, BB.
BusyBee writes:
How could this possibly be an educated statement, as a pathogen adapted to human species is still ADAPTED? Therefore, any pathogen could end up being adapted to the human species.
As the quote says:
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We both agree that there are risks from both contacts with animal and contacts with other humans.
So you're not disagreeing there.
BusyBee writes:
So if a pathogen is adapted from a separate species to fit the human species, you have then cancelled your argument out. Every illness starts somewhere, and I wouldn't say somewhere is within the human species.
No, the claim is:
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the risk for contracting a killer disease from another person is more likely than contracting a killer disease from an animal
If a disease, adapted to another animal, has to further adapt to affect humans, then I too would say that it is less likely to contract than one that is already adapted to humans.
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